Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 364 · 40 questions

What you do (Air pushes back): 1. Draw a T shape on a paper strip and cut it out with safety scissors (an adult helps). 2. Cut the top down the middle and fold the two blades opposite ways. 3. Fold up the bottom and clip a paper clip on it. 4. Drop it from your raised hand and time how long it takes to land.

1. 1.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) it floats up
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the person dropping (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
8. 8.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
9. 9.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
13. 13.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) the kind of paper
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
27. 27.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
29. 29.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
30. 30.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a stone
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
34. 34.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
35. 35.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
38. 38.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton

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